Mame Bineta Sane

Mame Bineta Sané, is a Senegalese actress.[1] She is best known for the role as 'Ada' in the supernatural romantic drama film Atlantics.

Mame Bineta Sané
Born
Mame Bineta Sané

2000
Dakar, Sénégal
NationalitySénégalese
OccupationActress
Years active2019–present

Personal life

She was born in 2000 and grew up in Thiaroye, a suburb of Dakar, Senegal. She did not received a regular education from school. She started to work as an apprentice tailor in Thiaroye.[2][3]

Career

She has not acted in any kind of drama before when she was selected for the lead role in 2019 film Atlantics directed by Mati Diop as her first feature film.[4] Sane didn't really attend school either when Diop invite her to play the role. In the film, Sane played the lead role 'Ada', who is haunted by her lover, Souleiman, along with a boatload of other young men, is lost at sea.[1]

The film had its premier in the capital of Dakar before its release in Senegal. The film had mainly positive reviews from critics and screened at several film festivals. The film later won the Grand Prix Award at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.[5] Sane later received a César nomination for Best Young Actress in 2020 and also nominated for a Prix Lumières and Black Reel Award as Best Young Actress for her role.

Filmography
YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2019AtlanticsAdaFilm[6]

References
  1. "'Atlantics' director's touch of the supernatural is just reality for many Senegalese". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. "Meet the cast of Atlantics, Mati Diop's ghostly love story". dazeddigital. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  3. "Mama Sané, the princess of Thiaroye who lights up the film "Atlantic"". lemonde. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. "'Atlantics' Is A Haunting Refugee Story — Of The Women Left Behind In Senegal". Northwest Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  5. "Cannes: in Dakar, the joy of the young heroine of "Atlantic", Grand Prix 2019". rfi. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  6. "Cannes Film Festival 2019: Nine films to look out for". BBC News. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
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